Los Angeles police Tuesday shot an allegedly armed man outside the Olympic Community Police Station in Pico-Union.
The man underwent surgery and was listed in critical but stable condition, according to a police statement.
The man approached the entrance of the station, near the intersection of 11th Street and Vermont Avenue, about 2:20 p.m., police said.
An officer who spoke to the man saw what appeared to be a handgun and called for backup, police said.
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The nature of the encounter and the words exchanged were not disclosed.
No officers were injured.
The shooting was the sixth by the LAPD in a week, more than the first eight weeks of the year.
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